Yet another video of demolition failing to go to plan. Volvo Construction Equipment’s Phil Jones very kindly sent us this video. Quite why the photographer found the idea of a building collapsing on an excavator operator funny is something of a mystery, although, as the film progresses, the gravity of the situation does eventually begin…Read moreRead more
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Demolition gone wrong….again
Video from operator’s viewpoint…
New video gives unique insight into demolition job from the machine operator’s perspective. Here at Demolition News, we regularly scour YouTube, Metacafe and Vimeo to bring you the very best and the very latest demolition videos. But time and again, we come back to the work being done in the US by Stephen SetteDucati Photography,…Read moreRead more
Coleman & Co high reach in action….
New video showing Coleman & Co’s high reach excavator in action. We received this video of Coleman & Co’s high reach excavator at work on the demolition of the North Staffordshire Hospital in Stoke on Trent just this morning. It comes courtesy of John Woodward of C&D Consultancy, who shot the video on his very…Read moreRead more
Giant Kobelco in action…
Nice video of a Kobelco SK950 (LC) D excavator in operation.
IDE Roadshow sights and sounds…
Exclusive overview video from last Friday’s Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Roadshow. We’re still beavering away in the editing suite (well, back bedroom actually) to bring you some more audio and video footage from last week’s Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Roadshow at Mercedes benz World in Surrey. However, while that’s happening, here’s a very quick overview…Read moreRead more
Cowan Mill demolition underway…
Work is underway to make safe the Cowan Mill in Lewiston, Maine gutted by fire recently. We have just come across a new video showing the first stage of the demolition of the former Cowan Mill at Lewiston, Maine that was gutted by fire just a few weeks ago. Although, based upon this interesting use…Read moreRead more
Little girl wants her school demolished…
Video/Audio of little Irish girl asking for her school to be demolished, along with her teachers. The following has been doing the rounds on the Internet for quite some time now and, to be honest, we originally chose to ignore it. However, having now listened again, it just gets funnier and funnier and is worthy…Read moreRead more
What’s wrong with this video…
Never mind the health and safety, let’s make a demolition video! As regular visitors to demolition sites across Europe and the US, we are very aware that health and safety requirements vary from country to country. However, it never ceases to amaze us when even the most obvious common sense is abandoned. Take a look…Read moreRead more
On shaky ground…?
We’re not sure which is the shakier; the excavator operator or the person behind the camera!
Turning the lights out at GE Lighting…
Video showing the demolition of the former GE Lighting building in Enfield.
